AzTEA’s MAG CONFERENCE: Thursday, May 29 & Friday, May 30, 2014

We invite you to AZTEA’s MAG (Microsoft, Apple and Google) Conference to be held at the Pendergast Learning Center on May 29 & 30, 2014. This high-intensity, two-day event focuses on deploying, integrating and using Microsoft, Apple and Google Apps for Education to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education. Register now to send teachers, administrators, tech directors, library media specialists, tech support staff, CTOs, and anyone who is interested in finding out more about leveraging Microsoft, Apple and Google Apps for Education to support student learning.

This 2-day seminar will investigate Microsoft, Apple and Google educational application tools. Bring a laptop or mobile device and “dive in”! We encourage folks to bring their own “cellular (MiFi) hotspot” if possible.

WHAT: A paid professional development opportunity to design a geospatial technology-integrated project based instructional unit or a Geospatial Semester course that may be offered for dual credit at your high school and MCC or NAU.

WHEN: Monday, July 21, 2014 through Friday, July 25, 2014 (8am-4pm) at Mesa Community College

WHO: Teachers who can demonstrate basic Esri ArcMap skills interested in learning how to teach students to use the technologies within a project-based instructional framework.

BENEFITS TO TEACHERS:

High quality, professional learning experiences

Some travel assistance to MCC in Mesa

Up to $1,375 stipend for full participation in all project components

Instructional and technical support as you implement

Opportunities to work alongside high school and college faculty

Opportunity for lab upgrades for your high school

Opportunities to travel to the Esri Education User Conference in San Diego, CA

The Speak Up National Research project annually polls K-12 students, parents and educators about the role of technology for learning in and out of school and represents the largest collection of authentic, unfiltered stakeholder voice on digital learning. For more information visist Speak Up 2013. Arizona participants need to enter in the survey password: su4az to take the survey.

On October 28th, Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, shared the benefits of participation and presented data for Arizona. To listen to her overall vision of SpeakUp and how the data can benefit Arizona schools, click here for a recording of the October 28, 2013 webinar.

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Assessing Technology Integration Resources

The Arizona Technology Integration Matrix – Classroom Level (ATIM – Classroom Level) was developed as part of a ARRA Title II-D competitive grant, through the Arizona K – 12 Center, to assist teachers and other educators in assessing the current level of technology integration that is occurring within a classroom. The matrix is accompanied with video clips and lesson plans to illustrate the different levels of technology integration.

The Technology Integration Matrix ObservationTool(TIM-O) is a tool for guiding principals, teachers, and others through the process of evaluating the level of technology integration within a particular classroom. The TIM-O provides the user with a series of easily observable yes/no questions. When completed, the tool indicates a profile for the observed lesson in terms of the Technology Integration Matrix. For example, a lesson may be at the Infusion level on the Active spectrum, at the Adaptation level on the Collaborative spectrum, and so forth. With multiple observations, the TIM-O helps evaluators get a clear picture of the professional development needs of the teacher to support further technology integration.

Technology Comfort Measure(TCM) – The Technology Comfort Measure (TCM) is a thirty-five question self-assessment for teachers. The TCM presents teachers with a series of pairs of photographs depicting different ways of using technology in the classroom. For each pair, the teacher is asked to choose the scenario with which he or she is most comfortable. Each photograph depicts a different level and characteristic of integration as described by the Technology Integration Matrix (TIM). After completion, the teacher is presented with an approximate profile in terms of the TIM and suggestions for professional development.

Once you have your username and password, click here to access the tools.